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Friday, 5 August 2016

Idina Menzel announces new album & premieres new song!

Let the storm rage on! Broadway megastar Idina Menzel has revealed that her new album 'idina.' will be released on 23rd September 2016.

Speaking during a Facebook Live in the early hours of this morning, Menzel revealed that the album of original material is now avaliable for pre-order. She then premiered an acoustic version of original song 'I See You' which can be downloaded immediately when you pre-order the album on iTunes.

"I've had a crazy couple of years" Menzel said, "some good stuff, some bad stuff. I got in the studio with some of the most amazing people - songwriters, producers - and poured my heart out and used my music as a place to kinda figure a few things out. It's a really personal album."Watch the Facebook Live and Menzel's rendition of 'I See You' below:

It was recently announced that Menzelwill star as CC in a TV remake of the 1988 movie Beaches for Lifetime. Her previous solo albums include Christmas Wishes, Barefoot At The Symphony, I Stand, Here and Still I Can't Be Still.

Menzel recently reprised her performance in IF/THEN for its U.S. tour. She was nominated for a Tony Award for starring in the show on Broadway. Last year Menzel completed her own world tour, which included a show at the SSE Arena in Wembley.

Best known for voicing Elsa is Disney's Frozen and for originating the role of Elphaba in the Broadway and West End productions of Wicked, Menzel is working on a single-camera U.S. comedy Happy Time produced by Ellen DeGeneres. She famously starred as Maureen in RENT on Broadway and later reprised her performance for the film adaptation.

Menzel can also be seen in Glee and Enchanted. Her New York stage credits include: See What I Wanna See (Public), The Wild Party (MTC), Aida (Broadway) and Hair (Encores). She starred in a concert staging of Chess at the Royal Albert Hall alongside Kerry Ellis.